Appreciation of Chinese Paintings Series 6: Shi Tao (Landscape)

Author: (Qing) Shi Tao
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Features: "Shi Tao: Landscape Painting": At that time, when the art world was dominated by the imitation of ancient styles, Shi Tao's theories and creations were praised by Wang Yuanqi, one of the famous painters of the early Qing dynasty, as "Among the southern Yangtze River, Shi Tao should be ranked as the ". However, overall, his fame was not yet significant, and Shi Tao confidently believed that "future generations would surely have appreciative listeners". Later, he finally became the pioneer of the "Eight" of Yangzhou, who rose to prominence decades later. He had a profound influence on the Yangzhou painting school and modern and contemporary Chinese painting, and is still highly regarded both in China and abroad. In addition to his paintings, he wrote "The Sayings of the Bitter Melon Monk on Painting" and the posthumously compiled "Poems and Inscriptions by the Great Purifier on Painting".